At Governor Tate Reeves’ daily coronavirus briefing, state health officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs addressed the issues with restaurants and businesses not following CDC guidelines for COVID-19. Across the state and here on the Coast, numerous complaints have been reported of…
Regular classes and the virtual learning option will start August 6th for students in the Harrison County School District. While they are still waiting on further guidance from MDE, since April the school district has been preparing multiple plans for…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers in our state. They have reported 1,342 new cases and 42 new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 54,299 confirmed cases and 1,543 deaths. Here are the…
The state Marine Patrol says a woman has been killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine, a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark.
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Justice Department says a Mississippi man has been charged with threatening to harm a federal judge at a U.S. district courthouse in New Orleans. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana says…
Early indications show it could have been an accident.
Following a board meeting tonight and just over a week before classes are set to resume, the Jackson County School Board approved a reopening plan. The Jackson County School Board has approved a plan to reopen schools ahead of the…
Would you like to be a part of something bigger than yourself while honoring the memory of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen? You can do just that at the first-ever Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive in Biloxi tomorrow. On Tuesday…
The Mississippi State Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers in our state. They have reported 653 new cases and six new deaths. The statewide total now stands at 52,957 confirmed cases and 1,501 deaths. Here are the…
For some students in Mississippi, they have now gone five months without any significant learning opportunities, Governor Tate Reeves today addressing the state on concerns for reopening schools next month. Here on the Coast, we’ve seen nearly all school reopening…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has removed the name of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from their Gulfport campus. Today, the college updated the page and website with the new name MGCCC Harrison County Campus after the board of trustees voted…
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Mayor Thomas “Tommy” E. Schafer IV had a scheduled surgery. On Wednesday, Camille Schafer, his wife, notified the City of Diamondhead that during the surgery there were some complications and that Tommy is in serious…
With the coronavirus surging in our area, one of your best defenses is knowing the truth. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf spoke with Singing River Health System to see how they’re advising the public on COVID-19. Singing River Health System CEO…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Aug. 1, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. Commercial fishing harvest…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved a RESTORE Act grant award of $6.67 million to support Pearl River Community College's (PRCC) workforce training in Hancock County. These recently approved funds…
Every Monday on WXXV we feature a child from Mississippi hoping to get adopted. Fourteen-year-old Sara has been in foster care for about three years. We caught up with the teenager at Jones Park in Gulfport. If you would like…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) — Many educators in Mississipi are expressing concerns about school reopening plans for the fall semester as the coronavirus continues to spread in communities across the Magnolia State. In a survey conducted by the Mississippi Association of…
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, two people escaped a structure fire in west Harrison County. Eight trucks and 20 firefighters from Harrison County Fire Rescue with additional help from the Combat Readiness Training Center and Diamondhead Fire Departments responded…
BRANDON, MISS. (AP) — A man was injured during an encounter with an alligator near a Mississippi waterfront park where several other alligators have been removed this month, according to wildlife officials. The man was swimming with a group in the Ross Barnett…
President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an official familiar with what happened. O'Brien's diagnosis marks the highest-ranking Trump administration official known to have tested positive. It's unclear when O'Brien last met…
The Harrison County School District has revised its back to school plan for the upcoming school year. Today, the district approved a virtual learning option for any family wishing to take that route. Previously, the board announced distance learning would…
Today, Governor Tate Reeves amended the state’s safe return order in an effort to combat the continued rise in COVID-19 cases. After consulting with state health experts and looking at the state’s coronavirus data, new restrictions on group gatherings and…
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,610 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths with one new death in Harrison County. The statewide total now stands at 49,663 confirmed cases and 1,463 deaths. Here are the numbers for…
The Gulfport School District plans to reopen in just under two weeks, giving parents and guardians the option to send their children to school for classroom instruction or to learn online. A number of parents, grandparents, guardians, and community members…